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{ "term": "people", "partOfSpeech": "noun", "ox3000": true, "cefr": "a1", "definitions": [ { "senseNumber": 1, "definition": "human beings; men, women and children", "cefr": "a1", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "At least ten people were killed in the crash." }, { "text": "There were a lot of people at the party." }, { "text": "Many **young people** are out of work." }, { "text": "**older people**" }, { "text": "They are just **ordinary people**." }, { "text": "Millions of **working people **are struggling." }, { "text": "It is important to involve **local people** in the project." }, { "text": "poor/rich people" }, { "text": "**people of faith** *(= people who are religious)*" }, { "text": "Many innocent people were killed." }, { "text": "The local tourist board is trying to attract more people to the town." }, { "text": "a line of limousines carrying very important people" }, { "text": "access for disabled people" }, { "text": "Working-class people in general get a bad deal from the legal system." } ], "collocations": { "adjective": ["young", "elderly", "old"], "verb + people": ["meet", "attract"] } }, { "senseNumber": 2, "definition": "humans in general; everyone", "cefr": "a1", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "We want to change the way people think." }, { "text": "People want fresh, local food." }, { "text": "He wanted to help people fulfil their potential." }, { "text": "She tends to annoy people." }, { "text": "We encourage people to contact us." }, { "text": "He doesn't care what people think of him." }, { "text": "In the past, people were told to change their eating habits and they went on a diet." } ], "collocations": { "adjective": ["young", "elderly", "old"], "verb + people": ["meet", "attract"] } }, { "senseNumber": 3, "definition": "all the people who live in a particular place or belong to a particular country, ethnic group, etc.", "cefr": "a1", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "the American/French people" }, { "text": "black/white people" }, { "text": "the indigenous peoples of Mexico" }, { "text": "We should strive for peace among the peoples of the world." }, { "text": "The organization campaigns for the rights of tribal peoples." }, { "text": "The caribou have traditionally been hunted by indigenous peoples in the area." }, { "text": "The book contains translations of folk poetry of the Slav peoples." }, { "text": "He researched the customs of the primitive peoples of the Amazon Basin." }, { "text": "the culture of the Basque people" }, { "text": "These artists derived much of their imagery from the art of so-called primitive peoples." }, { "text": "The EU was intended to unite the peoples of Europe." }, { "text": "I was elected to represent the people of Bristol." }, { "text": "the native peoples of Siberia" } ], "collocations": { "adjective": ["local", "country", "indigenous"], "verb + people": ["represent", "bring together", "unite"], "phrases": ["the peoples of the world"] } }, { "senseNumber": 4, "definition": "men and women who work in a particular type of job or are involved in a particular area of activity", "cefr": "a1", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "a meeting with business people and bankers" }, { "text": "These garments are intended for professional sports people." } ], "collocations": { "adjective": ["young", "elderly", "old"], "verb + people": ["meet", "attract"] } }, { "senseNumber": 5, "definition": "the ordinary citizens of a country rather than those who govern or have a special position in society", "cefr": "a2", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "the life of the common people" }, { "text": "It was felt that the government was no longer in touch with the people." } ], "collocations": { "adjective": ["young", "elderly", "old"], "verb + people": ["meet", "attract"] } }, { "senseNumber": 6, "definition": "the men, women and children that a person leads", "sensetop": "somebody's people", "labels": "(literary)", "examples": [ { "text": "The king urged his people to prepare for war." }, { "text": "the story of the Zulu leader who died while attempting to free his people" } ] }, { "senseNumber": 7, "definition": "the men and women who work for you or support you", "sensetop": "somebody's people", "examples": [ { "text": "I've had my people watching the house for a few days." }, { "text": "Our people are all highly trained and motivated." } ] }, { "senseNumber": 8, "definition": "guests or friends", "labels": "(informal)", "examples": [ { "text": "I'm having people to dinner this evening." } ] }, { "senseNumber": 9, "definition": "the men, women and children that you are closely related to, especially your parents, grandparents, etc.", "labels": "(old-fashioned)", "examples": [ { "text": "She's spending the holidays with her people." } ] }, { "senseNumber": 1, "definition": "to please everyone by changing your attitudes or opinions to suit different people", "examples": [] }, { "senseNumber": 2, "definition": "to be understood or used in different ways by different people", "examples": [] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "a man/woman who understands and supports ordinary people", "examples": [ { "text": "He is not only a statesman, but also a man of the people." } ] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "when you say of all people, you are emphasizing that somebody is the person you would most or least expect to do something", "examples": [ { "text": "She of all people should know the answer to that." } ] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "you should not criticize other people, because they will easily find ways of criticizing you", "labels": "(saying)", "examples": [] } ], "pronunciations": { "uk": [ { "pronunciation": "/ˈpiːpl/", "audio": "pe/people/people__gb_4.mp3" } ], "us": [ { "pronunciation": "/ˈpiːpl/", "audio": "pe/people/people__us_4.mp3" } ] }, "wordOrigin": "Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French poeple, from Latin populus ‘populace’." }